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Upcoming Topics on how2startup
Word seems to be trickling out about this blog so I guess I better get it in gear! As part of the open nature of how2startup, I wanted to share some of the topics I am slating for upcoming posts. I’d...
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Believe It: Why Nurture Trumps Nature in Entrepreneurship
The last few days have seen a small firestorm around the question of “are entrepreneurs born or made?” with Fred Wilson, Vivek Wadhwa, Mark Suster, and Coach Wei weighing in. While I think as often...
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Does the World Really Need Another Startup Blog?
I spent the last decade working to build a couple of startups, and while I’ve always taken time to help fellow entrepreneurs, I have been too heads-down to do it as extensively as I would like....
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I’m Starting A Company! Now… What?
Thanks to everyone for the comments on my last post about the raison d’etre of this blog, it’s nice to start seeing a bit of community around my little grain of sand contribution to startups. In the...
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Fundraising Debugged: My BarCamp Presentation
Last weekend at MIT’s Stata Center, 500+ hackers, designers and assorted geeks gathered for BarCamp Boston 5. The organizing team including Shimon Rura, Jay Neely, Sooz Kaup and many others did a...
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Interview for Barcelona World Innovation Summit
I’ve been busy helping with the Boston Angel Bootcamp, a great event coming up next week, so apologies for the lack of posting recently. I was contacted by the great folks at Hit Barcelona / World...
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Andrew Parker Sparks Boston’s VC Firmament: The “Entry” Interview
When I was an undergrad at Georgia Tech, my friends would sometimes refer to MIT as “the Georgia Tech of the North.” Years later I did end up at MIT. Andrew Parker, longtime Associate at Union Square...
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My Year As An Angel
I’ve been supporting startups for a long time, but was very much heads-down on my own -Going- for several years. Too much so, I think. I’ve also helped a number of VCs on due diligence, deal sourcing,...
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Starting from The Heart: Bill Warner’s Founding Advice
A few months ago I was a mentor at Startup Weekend and had the privilege of co-leading a session with Bill Warner. Besides being one of the most active and SF-connected angels in Boston, Bill is of...
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5 Reasons Startups Move to Silicon Valley, and 5 Things Boston Can Do to Keep...
Galen Moore, tech & finance journalist at Mass High Tech, recently asked for my views on why startups leave Boston for the Valley. While the topic comes up every few months, I think several...
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